Coast Guard crews are searching for a second day for a boater in the waters off Salisbury, Massachusetts after two people went overboard Saturday afternoon in seas that have been rough due to Hurricane Erin.
It happened just before 4 p.m. when a 47-foot vessel named The Great White capsized off Salisbury Beach at the mouth of the Merrimack River. The boat had left out of Salisbury Marina.
Salisbury Beach search
A spokesperson for the U.S. Coast Guard said they had good communication with the two people who were on the boat, and were told they were wearing life jackets. A short time later, communication was lost.
The Coast Guard deployed small rescue boats out of Merrimac, Gloucester and Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
One person was rescued and rushed to an area hospital in stable cond